Weekly Lord's Supper

[ReverentRob]

Many congregations observe weekly Lord's Supper (communion) celebrations that could be more accurately labeled "weakly" observances. As a result of this, some congregations have chosen to do it on a less frequent basis.

What do you think about this?

Is the Lord's Supper to be observed weekly, or more often, or less often?

Should it be observed only on the Lord's Day?

Who can administer it, and to whom?

I know what I think, but I want to see what others believe!:preach:

[WesWoodell]

The early church took communion on the first day of the week - that's also when my church does it.


Is it wrong to do it differently? I don't know - I'm personally not going to condemn others for doing it differently.

[aggie03]

How do you know that when the early Christians partook of this memorial Wes? Also, why does the congregation where you worship adhere to this as well?

I'm fairly certain that I know what you will answer, but I have learned never to assume the anwers for another individual. I look forward to hearing back from you:)

[ischus]

I think that the LS can be eaten whenever a group of believers comes together for worship and fellowship. I believe it should be shared together at least once a week (the Lord's Day). The more you do it, the better. Of course, how it is done is a different issue.

[aggie03]

Why do you believe this?

[ischus]

Me? (I think so..)

I believe this because I believe that the LS is a meal shared with resurrected Lord and with other believers. It is a fellowship meal to celebrate the Life we have through the Life of Jesus. It's really just a matter of opinion...I like to celebrate stuff and that sounds like an important thing to celebrate--much more than a birthday or whatever. It is fine to take one day a year and reflect on Jesus' birth or his death...but those things were one time events in the past. He is living today and every day; he is raised from the dead and each day has a newness about it because of his Living Spirit. That is why I believe this. :)

[aggie03]

Why do you believe that this can be done on any day rather than just the first day of the week?

I apreciate your answer; I should have been more specific with my question the first time. I look forward to hearing back from you again :)

[ischus]

Why do you believe that this can be done on any day rather than just the first day of the week?

I apreciate your answer; I should have been more specific with my question the first time. I look forward to hearing back from you again :)

Because the Lord's Supper is not a legalistic ritual. It is a meal. It is a meal shared with Jesus and with one another. I can't be any more specific than that. There is no law for or against sharing the LS once a day, once a week, or once a year. It is up to you when you want to share it with other people.

[aggie03]

Can you provide me with some evidence from the Bible that supports what you are saying? This is something that I am currently studying, and I am genuinely curious of your thoughts on the topic.

[WesWoodell]

How do you know that when the early Christians partook of this memorial Wes? Also, why does the congregation where you worship adhere to this as well?


I cannot remember the exact Scripture. If I remember it I will post it. :)

[ReverentRob]

We don't have a definitive answer as to how often the apostles and the early church partook of the Lord's Supper, other than at least weekly. Acts 2:42 says (NIV): "They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer." Since the references of "aspostles' teaching" and "prayer" are references to worship, we can assume that this "breaking of bread" is more than just eating together. The "agape" meal talked about in 1 Corinthians gives us a very good idea of what they apostles and the church was doing.

[ischus]

Can you provide me with some evidence from the Bible that supports what you are saying? This is something that I am currently studying, and I am genuinely curious of your thoughts on the topic.

Sure.

Covenant Meals in the OT:

Gen.2:16-7; 3:17-23
Gen.9:1-9
Gen.14:18-20
Gen.24:52-54a
Gen.26:26-30
Gen.31:51-54
Ex.12
Ex.24:1-11
Lev.7:11-15
Deut.27:1-7
2 Chron.7:1-7
Ps.116
Esther 9:17 (ff)
Isa.25:5-10
Ezra 6:13-22
Neh.7:73-8:18

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Fellowship Meals in the OT

Lev.9 (also Lev.3:1-17; 4:10,26,31,35; 7:11-38)
Ex.20:24; 24:5
Lev.9:4,18,22
Num.29:39
Num.6:13-17
Deut.27:7; Josh.8:31
I Sam. 1
I Sam.11:15
2 Sam.6:17; I Chron.16:1-2
II Sam.24:25
I Chron.29:21-22
I Kings 3:15
I Kings 9:25; II Chron.7:7
II Chron.29:35; 30:32
II Chron.31:2
II Chron.33:16
Eze.43:27; 45:15, 17; 46:2,12
Ps.116
Ps.56:12-13
Ps.107:22
Ps.50

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The Last Supper:

Mt.36
Mk.14
Lk.22
(Jn.13ff)

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Table Fellowship in Luke-Acts:

Lk.5:27-32
Lk.7:36-50
Lk.9:10-17
Lk.10:38-42
Lk.11:37-54
Lk.14:1-24
Lk.19:1-10
Lk.22:7-38
Lk.24:13-35
Lk.24:36-53
Acts 2:42-47
Acts 20:7-12

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Paul:

I Cor.10:1-22
I Cor.11:17-34

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Only after the first century did the gradual separation of the bread/wine and the meal occur. By the fourth century the agape meal was not even allowed in churches anymore and the use of tables was forbidden.

By the 8th Century, the whole concept of meal and table were fogotten. Meals were no longer even a conceptual part of the LS memorial.

Throughout the centuries, some have tried to bring back the concept of a communal meal (the Unitas Fratrum, the Brethren Movement, The Quakers, John Glas, Robert Sandeman, and even Alexander Campbell!) but these have been pushed aside and the altar concept of the LS remains today.

[Stinker]

Pliny's letter to the Emperor Trajan, written in the shadow of the apostolic age (112 A.D.), declared of the Christians that:



It was their habit on a fixed day to assemble before daylight and sing ... After this was done, their custom was to depart and meet again to take food, but ordinary and harmless food.


And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread,.... Acts 20:7

Christians gather on Sunday to remember Christ.

[ReverentRob]

One of the hallmarks of the Restoration Movement is the effort to "Restore" the ancient practices of the NT Church. In order to do this, there is quite a bit of "extrapolation" that must be done. In other words, we have to take what we read in the Bible, and in other contemporary sources, and make certain judgements about what was meant and what was done. It's kind of like listening to one end of a telephone conversation and trying to understand the entire context.

I am always hesitant to put TOO much weight into extra-Biblical sources, such as the Pliny letter. But we can gather from his inclusion of this topic that the fellowship meal and the Lord's Supper were important to the Church.

One of the hallmarks of worship throughout the entire Bible is the combination of Word and Sacrifice. In our common age, I believe this is best represented by the combination of sharing in the Word (through singing Biblical songs, reading Scripture, Biblical preaching and teaching, etc.) and the Lord's Table. The Table is a representation not only of a memorial to His death, but the whole concept of His substitutionary sacrifice as the Lamb of God. I believe Christians should do this AT LEAST on the first day of the week, but I don't believe that is the ONLY time that Christians can partake of the Lord's Supper.

[eddy67]

Romans 14

[aggie03]

Sure.

Covenant Meals in the OT:

Gen.2:16-7; 3:17-23
Gen.9:1-9
Gen.14:18-20
Gen.24:52-54a
Gen.26:26-30
Gen.31:51-54
Ex.12
Ex.24:1-11
Lev.7:11-15
Deut.27:1-7
2 Chron.7:1-7
Ps.116
Esther 9:17 (ff)
Isa.25:5-10
Ezra 6:13-22
Neh.7:73-8:18

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Fellowship Meals in the OT

Lev.9 (also Lev.3:1-17; 4:10,26,31,35; 7:11-38)
Ex.20:24; 24:5
Lev.9:4,18,22
Num.29:39
Num.6:13-17
Deut.27:7; Josh.8:31
I Sam. 1
I Sam.11:15
2 Sam.6:17; I Chron.16:1-2
II Sam.24:25
I Chron.29:21-22
I Kings 3:15
I Kings 9:25; II Chron.7:7
II Chron.29:35; 30:32
II Chron.31:2
II Chron.33:16
Eze.43:27; 45:15, 17; 46:2,12
Ps.116
Ps.56:12-13
Ps.107:22
Ps.50

--

The Last Supper:

Mt.36
Mk.14
Lk.22
(Jn.13ff)

--

Table Fellowship in Luke-Acts:

Lk.5:27-32
Lk.7:36-50
Lk.9:10-17
Lk.10:38-42
Lk.11:37-54
Lk.14:1-24
Lk.19:1-10
Lk.22:7-38
Lk.24:13-35
Lk.24:36-53
Acts 2:42-47
Acts 20:7-12

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Paul:

I Cor.10:1-22
I Cor.11:17-34

--

Only after the first century did the gradual separation of the bread/wine and the meal occur. By the fourth century the agape meal was not even allowed in churches anymore and the use of tables was forbidden.

By the 8th Century, the whole concept of meal and table were fogotten. Meals were no longer even a conceptual part of the LS memorial.

Throughout the centuries, some have tried to bring back the concept of a communal meal (the Unitas Fratrum, the Brethren Movement, The Quakers, John Glas, Robert Sandeman, and even Alexander Campbell!) but these have been pushed aside and the altar concept of the LS remains today.

Thank you for this information. I've neglected this study lately, and I apologize to all who have given their input. I will look over these verses and post more questions/comments. Thank again :)

[ischus]

Thank you for this information. I've neglected this study lately, and I apologize to all who have given their input. I will look over these verses and post more questions/comments. Thank again :)

No problem. By the way, that list was not intended to be exhaustive. I was just trying to give a Biblical overview of the theme. I look foward to you comments. :)

[isoGOD]

This topic is really exciting to me, because I just exhausted my brain in an individual study of the Lord's Supper. This is what I found out about the subject:

To the Jews, the Passover meal symbolized a sacrificed lamb. This sacrificed lamb showed God which houses to "pass over", sparing the death of the firstborn son. This was a common thing to the Jews, being celebrated annually.
When Jesus was preparing the apostles to understand His death, He used the holiday to His advantage. They came together to celebrate passover and Jesus told the guys that they no longer need to think of the bread and juice as the lamb, but as His body and His blood. And that when they commemorate passover, they can think of Him and His sacrifice. Since the passover was a part of every Jew's life, this was an effective way to help understand and remember the sacrifice of Christ.

I do believe the LS is a great way to remember Christ, and that it very well could have been intended for people in 2007, but I think it has far less meaning to us since we haven't grown up celebrating passover.
I am conscious of the references to breaking bread in the NT, but I haven't been shown anything that makes me believe thier breaking of bread is more than a meal together. And the reference to the fact that they got together on a certain Sunday doesn't show me that they even got together every Sunday.

I grew up in a church that emphasized the LS so much that it lost it's meaning. There is danger in making it such a common thing that it loses it's meaning.
I do not believe that the LS has any forgivness power pr needs to be taken to be closer to God.

I hope my train of thought has been expressed well enough to be understood.
For the most part, I looked at the accounts of the "institution of the Lord's Supper" in the Gospels, but if you want me to find and reference other scriptures that I looked at I would be glad to.
(This is a quick summary of what I looked at and the conclusion I came up with and is not intended to give the impression that I even think slightly less of those who think differently)

[crawfish]

7On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Paul spoke to the people and, because he intended to leave the next day, kept on talking until midnight. 8There were many lamps in the upstairs room where we were meeting. 9Seated in a window was a young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell to the ground from the third story and was picked up dead. 10Paul went down, threw himself on the young man and put his arms around him. "Don't be alarmed," he said. "He's alive!" 11Then he went upstairs again and broke bread and ate. After talking until daylight, he left. 12The people took the young man home alive and were greatly comforted.

Read the wording carefully. In the passage that is used to prove that we're to take the LS on the first day of the week, they end up having the LS on...the second day of the week. :)

[JDIBe]

Pliny's letter to the Emperor Trajan, written in the shadow of the apostolic age (112 A.D.), declared of the Christians that:



It was their habit on a fixed day to assemble before daylight and sing ... After this was done, their custom was to depart and meet again to take food, but ordinary and harmless food.


And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread,.... Acts 20:7

Christians gather on Sunday to remember Christ.

There's also a reference in the Didache (AD 90) to the Lord's Supper.

90AD DIDACHE: "Christian Assembly on the Lord's Day: 1. But every Lord's day do ye gather yourselves together, and break bread, and give thanksgiving after having confessed your transgressions, that your sacrifice may be pure. 2. But let no one that is at variance with his fellow come together with you, until they be reconciled, that your sacrifice may not be profaned. 3. For this is that which was spoken by the Lord: In every place and time offer to me a pure sacrifice; for I am a great King, saith the Lord, and my name is wonderful among the nations." (Didache: The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles, Chapter XIV)

[DanielRB]

Peace, ReverentRob :wave:

One of the hallmarks of the Restoration Movement is the effort to "Restore" the ancient practices of the NT Church. In order to do this, there is quite a bit of "extrapolation" that must be done. In other words, we have to take what we read in the Bible, and in other contemporary sources, and make certain judgements about what was meant and what was done. It's kind of like listening to one end of a telephone conversation and trying to understand the entire context.

I am always hesitant to put TOO much weight into extra-Biblical sources, such as the Pliny letter. But we can gather from his inclusion of this topic that the fellowship meal and the Lord's Supper were important to the Church.

One of the hallmarks of worship throughout the entire Bible is the combination of Word and Sacrifice. In our common age, I believe this is best represented by the combination of sharing in the Word (through singing Biblical songs, reading Scripture, Biblical preaching and teaching, etc.) and the Lord's Table. The Table is a representation not only of a memorial to His death, but the whole concept of His substitutionary sacrifice as the Lamb of God. I believe Christians should do this AT LEAST on the first day of the week, but I don't believe that is the ONLY time that Christians can partake of the Lord's Supper.

Very well said. Amen!

In Christ,

Daniel

[DanielRB]

Peace, JDIBe :wave:

There's also a reference in the Didache (AD 90) to the Lord's Supper.

90AD DIDACHE: "Christian Assembly on the Lord's Day: 1. But every Lord's day do ye gather yourselves together, and break bread, and give thanksgiving after having confessed your transgressions, that your sacrifice may be pure. 2. But let no one that is at variance with his fellow come together with you, until they be reconciled, that your sacrifice may not be profaned. 3. For this is that which was spoken by the Lord: In every place and time offer to me a pure sacrifice; for I am a great King, saith the Lord, and my name is wonderful among the nations." (Didache: The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles, Chapter XIV)

It is clear from extra-biblical sources that worship was (a) on Sunday mornings and (b) the Lord's Supper was done every week. I think the early church fathers can be a great secondary source of information illuminating some aspects of the early Church. Of course, they have no "authority" like the Scriptures, but they can be useful.

(I don't think we could completely reject the early church fathers as irrelevant unless we're prepared to do that with all other human works--such as "The Christian Standard" and "Lookout." ;) )

In Christ,

Daniel

[Loveaboveall]

Read the wording carefully. In the passage that is used to prove that we're to take the LS on the first day of the week, they end up having the LS on...the second day of the week. :)
Actually, it is better understood to be on what we would call saturday night with Paul leaving on sunday morning.

[Loveaboveall]

If the Lord's supper is in remembrance of the sacrafice Jesus made for us on the cross... and the first Lord's supper was partook on a thursday night, which in Jewish culture would have been the same day Jesus was crucified, why do you celebrate it on sunday mornings? Why not thursday nights or friday afternoons?

[DanielRB]

Peace, Loveaboveall :wave:

If the Lord's supper is in remembrance of the sacrafice Jesus made for us on the cross... and the first Lord's supper was partook on a thursday night, which in Jewish culture would have been the same day Jesus was crucified, why do you celebrate it on sunday mornings? Why not thursday nights or friday afternoons?

I think any day is a good day to remember Christ's sacrifice. There would be good biblical support for doing it on those times as well.

One could also argue that it should only be part of a passover meal--so that would be only once a year.

However, I believe that we should always remember Jesus' sacrifice.

In Christ,

Daniel

[sidekick]

As mentioned already, I believe the LS should be taken at least every first day of the week. Can it be more often, sure. But, no less. I think it is no coincidence that the Lord also rose on the first day of the week and we are to lay by in store on the first day of the week when we are assembled 1 Cor 16:1-2.

[mrconstance]

It's useful to know some of the history behind monthly communion. Until the Reformation, communion was celebrated on a weekly or daily basis in every church. However, the church impressed the holiness of communion on lay people to the point that people became afraid to take communion. In the late Middle Ages (like around 1400), some lay people began to take communion more frequently, but this was highly controversial.

So at the time of the Reformation, communion happened every week, but most people sat and watched without taking the bread or the cup. Luther and Calvin both taught that each person should take communion every week, but they couldn't overcome the centuries-log tradition of fear among lay people. They felt that it would be better to have no communion at all than to have a "communion" where the church didn't actually commune, so they reluctantly compromised with monthly or quarterly communion. However, it is important to realize that there was no debate about the fact that the church has always celebrated the Lord's Supper each week.

If communion isn't being done well, the solution is to do it better. We've all seen churches with uninspiring music or preaching, but we don't suggest that singing or preaching should be done only once a month to make it better. In the same way, an uninspiring communion service needs to be improved, not limited.

Alan

[crawfish]

Actually, it is better understood to be on what we would call saturday night with Paul leaving on sunday morning.

Possibly. However, the event took place in a gentile city, and thus after midnight would have been Monday.

[DanielRB]

Peace, mrconstance :wave:

If communion isn't being done well, the solution is to do it better. We've all seen churches with uninspiring music or preaching, but we don't suggest that singing or preaching should be done only once a month to make it better. In the same way, an uninspiring communion service needs to be improved, not limited.

Alan

Excellent point! :thumbsup:

In Christ,

Daniel

[cremi]

I just have a question though...

For the most part, my kiddos are old enough to sit still through communion, so I'm pretty much past the wrestling stage with my kids (outside of the occasional interruption) and I enjoy communion much more now.

I know that for me personally, I spent a number of years wondering what I doing. I often felt like I gulped down my grape juice or snarfed down my cracker, in between trying to keep the children settled. I spent many times in the foyer, calming a child or even in the nursery feeding a child. The spiritual essence of communion was lost in those years.

Practically speaking though, how do parents with small children reap the benefits of communion?

Any thoughts? Ideas? What worked for you?

[DanielRB]

Peace, Cremi :wave:

I just have a question though...

For the most part, my kiddos are old enough to sit still through communion, so I'm pretty much past the wrestling stage with my kids (outside of the occasional interruption) and I enjoy communion much more now.

I know that for me personally, I spent a number of years wondering what I doing. I often felt like I gulped down my grape juice or snarfed down my cracker, in between trying to keep the children settled. I spent many times in the foyer, calming a child or even in the nursery feeding a child. The spiritual essence of communion was lost in those years.

Practically speaking though, how do parents with small children reap the benefits of communion?

Any thoughts? Ideas? What worked for you?

I have a few times gone to church without my wife and with my two children (ages 3 and almost 1). I admit that it makes it a bit difficult (even when my wife is there it's not easy); however, the children are learning that it isn't a 'snack' for them, and hopefully the repitition is making them understand the real meaning of communion.

In Christ,

Daniel

[ParsonJefferson]

Many congregations observe weekly Lord's Supper (communion) celebrations that could be more accurately labeled "weakly" observances. As a result of this, some congregations have chosen to do it on a less frequent basis.

What do you think about this?

Is the Lord's Supper to be observed weekly, or more often, or less often?

Should it be observed only on the Lord's Day?

Who can administer it, and to whom?

I know what I think, but I want to see what others believe!:preach:

In our church, we offer communion every Sunday. I believe this is a good thing for two reasons: First, it appears to be the practice of the earliest Christians. Second, it is a wonderful time of focus and gratitude.

I know that many will argue that weekly participation leads to apathy, but I don't see it that way. I look at it more like having "quality time" with my wife. It's something I look forward to, and the frequency is not only something I look forward to, but something that really feeds our relationship.

[mrconstance]

Yes, Jesus kept the Passover; Jesus was also circumcised. Jesus lived under the Law, but through his sacrifice, Christians do not. It's obvious (if you read Paul) that Gentile Christians do not need to become Jews to become Christians, and so Christians shouldn't be expected to follow the religious rules of Judaism.

If you believe that you are called to follow both Jesus and the Law of Moses, you might want to check out the Messianic Judaism forums. If you don't believe that you are called to follow the Law of Moses, then there's no reason to make a particularly big deal about Passover.

Alan

[DanielRB]

Yes, Jesus kept the Passover; Jesus was also circumcised. Jesus lived under the Law, but through his sacrifice, Christians do not. It's obvious (if you read Paul) that Gentile Christians do not need to become Jews to become Christians, and so Christians shouldn't be expected to follow the religious rules of Judaism.

If you believe that you are called to follow both Jesus and the Law of Moses, you might want to check out the Messianic Judaism forums. If you don't believe that you are called to follow the Law of Moses, then there's no reason to make a particularly big deal about Passover.

Alan

Well put, mrconstance. :thumbsup:

In Christ,

Daniel

[ParsonJefferson]

Yes, Jesus kept the Passover; Jesus was also circumcised. Jesus lived under the Law, but through his sacrifice, Christians do not. It's obvious (if you read Paul) that Gentile Christians do not need to become Jews to become Christians, and so Christians shouldn't be expected to follow the religious rules of Judaism.

If you believe that you are called to follow both Jesus and the Law of Moses, you might want to check out the Messianic Judaism forums. If you don't believe that you are called to follow the Law of Moses, then there's no reason to make a particularly big deal about Passover.

Alan

You're right.

The apostle Paul didn't have much time for, or too many good things to say about, the Judaizers.

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[Theophorus]

Peace, Cremi :wave:



I have a few times gone to church without my wife and with my two children (ages 3 and almost 1). I admit that it makes it a bit difficult (even when my wife is there it's not easy); however, the children are learning that it isn't a 'snack' for them, and hopefully the repitition is making them understand the real meaning of communion.

In Christ,

Daniel

Daniel,
This statement confused me a little bit. What is the RM position on the unbaptized taking communion? (And forgive me if I have made an assumption concerning your children)

[constance]

The RM position, for the most part, is that unbaptized people should not take communion.

In the Disciples of Christ, there are some problems with this. The Disciples decided to recognize people who were not immersed as baptized Christians--partly because it's silly to talk about bringing unity to the Christian Church, and also saying that only a tiny fraction of the "Christians" in the world deserve the name, and partly because the early church allowed sprinkling if immersion were not possible. Officially, we are supposed to discourage believers who received infant baptism from being immersed; in practice, pastors
generally baptize anyone who asks.

So in most Disciples churches, some children are baptized and some aren't. So some take communion and some don't. Churches and pastors have been slow to address this issue, because anything they do will annoy some group of young families. So usually, it's left up to the parents, which is not a good solution.

[Theophorus]

The RM position, for the most part, is that unbaptized people should not take communion.

In the Disciples of Christ, there are some problems with this. The Disciples decided to recognize people who were not immersed as baptized Christians--partly because it's silly to talk about bringing unity to the Christian Church, and also saying that only a tiny fraction of the "Christians" in the world deserve the name, and partly because the early church allowed sprinkling if immersion were not possible. Officially, we are supposed to discourage believers who received infant baptism from being immersed; in practice, pastors
generally baptize anyone who asks.

So in most Disciples churches, some children are baptized and some aren't. So some take communion and some don't. Churches and pastors have been slow to address this issue, because anything they do will annoy some group of young families. So usually, it's left up to the parents, which is not a good solution.

So the convert children are baptized from a former affiliation?

[constance]

ah. I meant that some children choose to be baptized at an early age (like 6-8) while others wait until their teen years.

[Theophorus]

ah. I meant that some children choose to be baptized at an early age (like 6-8) while others wait until their teen years.

I see, thx.

[FreeinChrist]

I am sorry, but I need to close this thread for review. it will be reopened as soon as possible.

[FreeinChrist]

Sorry this took so long to reopen. I would like to remind nonRM members that they can only post fellowship posts here.

thanks

[ProfessorJ]

I believe it should be done on the first day of the week. It des say, "do this each time you gather." Unfortunately, I also notice that it simple becomes routine and people miss the point.

[- DRA -]

Many congregations observe weekly Lord's Supper (communion) celebrations that could be more accurately labeled "weakly" observances. As a result of this, some congregations have chosen to do it on a less frequent basis.

What do you think about this?

Is the Lord's Supper to be observed weekly, or more often, or less often?

Should it be observed only on the Lord's Day?

Who can administer it, and to whom?

I know what I think, but I want to see what others believe!:preach:

I think a principle taught in Exodus 20:8 ("Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.") should be considered. Did God expect the Israelites to observe all, some, or no sabbath days? And, did this mean the Lord really meant the sabbath day - versus another day of the week?

[Loveaboveall]

I think a principle taught in Exodus 20:8 ("Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.") should be considered. Did God expect the Israelites to observe all, some, or no sabbath days? And, did this mean the Lord really meant the sabbath day - versus another day of the week?


Are you saying sunday is to be kept as the sabbath was kept? Or are you trying to make the point that the LS should only be observed on the speficied day as God commanded?